Cimbex americanus, the elm sawfly, is a species of sawfly in the family Cimbicidae.[1][2][3] This is a very large species of Hymenoptera, with adults measuring 3 cm and larvae reaching 5 cm long. If captured, adults may buzz and use their powerful spiny legs defensively. However, like other sawflies, this species does not possess a sting.[4] The fly Opheltes glaucopterus is a parasite of the prepupae stage of this sawfly.[5]
| Cimbex americanus | |
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| An adult Elm sawfly | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Suborder: | Symphyta |
| Family: | Cimbicidae |
| Genus: | Cimbex |
| Species: | C. americanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cimbex americanus Leach, 1817
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Taxonomy
editThis species was originally described as Cimbex americana by William Elford Leach, who treated the genus as feminine. However, Cimbex comes from a masculine Greek noun,[6] and the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature thus requires masculine species.[7] Thus, its correct name is Cimbex americanus.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Cimbex americana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cimbex americana". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cimbex americanus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Hymenoptera of the world : an identification guide to families. Goulet, Henri., Huber, John T. (John Theodore), Canada. Agriculture Canada. Research Branch. Ottawa, Ont.: Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. 1993. ISBN 0-660-14933-8. OCLC 28024976.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Liston, Andrew (1979). "On Phoridae (Diptera) from Sawfly Cocoons (Hym Symphyta)" (PDF). The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 91: 303. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Schrevel, Cornelis (1826). Cornelii Schrevelii Lexicon Manuale Græco-Latinum Et Latino-Græcum (21 ed.). London: Sumptibus C. & J. Rivington. p. 353.
- ^ ICZN Code Art. 30
- ^ Taeger, A.; Liston, A.D.; Prous, M.; Groll, E.K.; et al. (2018). "ECatSym – Electronic World Catalog of Symphyta (Insecta, Hymenoptera)". Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut (SDEI), Müncheberg. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
External links
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